Love on a Diet
August 12, 2009 by Nutrition Tips · Leave a Comment
To win back the heart of her pianist lover plum and chubby mini vows to lose 300 pounds in six months. She gets help from the equally obese fatso who in the process of slimming mini down eventually falls in love with her. Studio: Tai Seng Entertainment Release Date: 11/20/2001 Starring: Andy Lau Lam Suet Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Johnny To
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars The Best Movie Ever.
This is my favorite movie…I’ve watched it a million times since I was a young teenager. Staring Andy Lau and Sammy Cheng who when opposite each other ALWAYS make a great movie, but this is their best. After losing the love of her life Sammi gains a LOT of weight and must lose it in order to reunite with him. Andy and Sammi find love on their way to being thin and beautiful and it is HILARIOUS.
5 Stars Shoushen Nannou
I have not laughed so hard at a movie in many years.
This is an excellent comedy. Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng were
both very funny. Having to read the subtitles did not detract
from this movie at all.
Everyday Food Vol 1 Fast Family Friendly Ideas
August 10, 2009 by Nutrition Tips · Leave a Comment
Everyday Food Vol 1 Fast Family Friendly Ideas
Everyday Food teaches how to prepare quick, delicious, satisfying meals in under an hour and offers handy tips and time-saving kitchen techniques. The show features five guest host chefs who each bring their unique personality to the recipes they demonstrate. Everyday Food Volume 1: Fast, Family-Friendly ideas includes 5 episodes with 23 recipes themed around quick, family-friendly ideas, such as Breakfast Burritos, Spaghetti Puttanesca, Shrimp with Garlic and Lemon, and Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Food I Would Eat
Here’s a confession — I love cookbooks and I love cooking shows, even though I may not get around to making the foods. Everyday Food, however, keeps things simple and the ingredients are usually those I would have in my house.
On this DVD, my only complaint (if you can call it that) is when one of them makes carmelized bacon. Not only does it look so good that it’s bad for you, the chef claims it is easy to make for breakfast before the kids go off to school (or something close to that)! It took way too long, in my opinion.
Other than that, I found the DVD helpful in putting together regular, healthy meals that I would make more than once.
4 Stars DVD of recipe excerpts from the series
Don’t expect to watch entire shows from the series. Instead, this DVD is a collection of recipe excerpts which have been categorize into Breakfast, Family Favorites, Cookie Jar, Lively Flavors and Homestyle Favorites. Total run time is about 2 hours.
5 Stars Quick Easy Food Ideas
It is not gourmet, but it was inspiring for some ideas for quick and healthy food.
FitPrime Vol 1 Metaboost and Flexposture
August 9, 2009 by Nutrition Tips · Leave a Comment
FitPrime Vol 1 Metaboost and Flexposture
Get into your prime with the creators of the best-selling FIRM videos. Here’s how we can promise results you can see in six videos: Every exercise form offers unique benefits. Fit Prime packages the best of each discipline in a single workout. This Fitness Fusion provides a training effect superior to any isolated method. Also, this DVD contains a complete cross training set. You maximize results because recovery time is built in!
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Highly recommend this!
This DVD was an impulse purchase for me and I was hooked the first time I did it. I could not finish the Metaboost workout the first time I did it and I was in pretty good shape. It totally kicked my butt. Heidi leads this workout and is easy to follow. There is an interesting mix of weights, use of the stool, and the stick - if you don’t have the sports equipment, you can use household items, as they demonstrate. Recently, I hurt my knee and shoulder and have been using the Flex Posture workout. It is also awesome! It can be as intense as you make it but you will walk away feeling comfortably stretched and relaxed. I loved this DVD so much I went to their website and order the entire series. I have not been disappointed with any of the workouts. There is a great variety for however you might be feeling on any given day. And I am never bored.
5 Stars Excellent :->
If you are a fan of the Firm series, you’ll like this too because it’s the same creaters. They have made another great workout. There are two aerobic/toning routines that are fresh and exciting (you don’t repeat the same moves so it keeps interest level up).
Metaboost is the more intense routine (they are litteraly helping you boost your metabolism) and in that segment, you use weights within the aerobic part to increase it’s effectiveness. Flex Posture is a barefoot routine that uses both pilates and yoga for flexibility.
You will need a couple of items to help you in this workout (their fanny lifter, a foam block and your dumbells), but this is a good routine that does actually get results if you do them often enough. I like this and based on this program, I’d buy more dvds from them. Very happy with this.
3 Stars Not what I excepted!
I have been using the Firm since 1988. I still use volumes 1, 2 and 3. Very effective, but my body is very use to the routines. I figured this would be a good change and hopefully bump up results. The DVD’s are sloooowwwwww. You bearly work up a sweat. One of the moves on Flexposture is power sitting!?!?! Come on…I don’t have time to waste sitting, I do that all day at work. The DVD’s well made and thought out, just not for me.
3 Stars Review of Metaboost only
Since Carol has already broken this workout down in detail, I’ll just offer my impressions. I was excited to try this workout given that I really like the older FitPrimes (including one led by the instructor here, Heidi Tanner) as well as the one other WHFN workout that I tried. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed in this workout. On the one hand, it had many good points, but on the other, it seemed that each good point had an accompanying down side. Here are my thoughts:
*The warm-up was nice, although inexplicably labeled as “cardio” on the menu–it never really got to that level. I also did enjoy the stretch which concludes the workout.
*The aerobic effect of this workout was quite minimal. The two 4-limb cardio segments (8 minutes total) were fun but not very intense; the second one in particular had some unique moves but was performed way too slowly for any aerobic benefit.
*After the warm-up, you immediately go to the floor for core work, and I wasn’t crazy about that sequencing. I also wasn’t quite sure if I was correctly incorporating the yoga block into the moves–Heidi does not spend much time discussing form–and I felt the work in different places than where Heidi said I should be feeling it.
*I was really confused about what weights to use throughout the workout. Heidi sometimes says “heavy” or “light,” but she never tells you what she’s using, which would have been helpful. There were times when I would have liked to go heavier with my weights, but the flow of the exercises made this difficult to do, and thus I often felt as if I wasn’t working very hard.
*Although I love using the tall step and didn’t mind adding the yoga block and the stick, overall, the use of equipment in this workout felt awkward to me.
*Finally, although I like Heidi, I really wish she had provided more details about form, especially for some of the more unique moves. For example, I liked the idea of doing a plie squat with one foot on the step, but I just couldn’t find a position where it felt right, and Heidi didn’t say anything that helped.
Overall, I didn’t much enjoy this workout while doing it, and I didn’t feel adequately worked out once it was over, which was especially disappointing given the length (49 minutes). Although there might be a “learning curve” to getting the hang of the exercises–and I could certainly envision how the moves might be effective–I just don’t think I’ll feel motivated to do this workout again.
5 Stars Thanks Anna!
I’ve been a “Firmie” for over 12 years and I was really upset when the Firm split. I was disappointed in both the “new” Firm and the orginal Fit Prime. I was also getting older and finding that the “old” Firms were just way too tough on my joints.
Enter Anna with her new Fit Prime series…if you are in shape it keeps you in shape, and if you are not, it will get you there. I’m 57 and am really enjoying the benefits of the whole new series..I have all 6 of them. They are just tough enough and are very gentle on my joints. The Flex Posture tape will be misunderstood by many unless you are of a certain age when flexibility becomes a concern.
OK, Anna says that this set is specifically designed for the woman over 35, but in all reality, I think it would be better to say over 45 and closer to 50. However, if you are a true beginner or intermediate, these would be very appropriate.
Thanks again Anna, for giving us older gals a great way to stay Firm and Fit!
Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way
August 7, 2009 by Nutrition Tips · Leave a Comment
Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way
Jacques Pepin, the man who taught millions of Americans how to cook, shares the techniques he honed in the most famous kitchens of the world to show you how to create simple, special meals in minutes.
This 4-hour, 2-disc DVD set, adapted from the new PBS series, pays tribute to a very simple cuisine, with recipes that require little work and fit nicely into the fast-paced lifestyles of today. Use the interactivity of the DVD format to learn how to create 8 complete menus — 30 great-tasting dishes — all special enough for company, yet easy enough for those weekday evenings when you have no time. Easy and fast can still be deliciously elegant — with Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way.
Disc 1
Lesson 1:
• thirty minute cassoulet
• zucchini & tomato salad
• smoked salmon timbales
• orange & cream cheese
Lesson 2:
• mock tiramisu
• smoked trout salad with horseradish cream
• chicken breast on mashed cauliflower with red hot salsa
Lesson 3:
• salmon tartare on cauliflower salad
• chickpea ragout
• breaded pork scaloppine with mushroom sauce
• caramelized peaches
Lesson 4:
• pasta, ham & vegetable gratin
• romaine & radicchio with salsa dressing
• crab cakes in red sauce
• big almond macaroons with apricot filling
Disc 2
Lesson 5:
• egg & tomato gratin
• stuffed scallops on mushroom rice
• greens with quick cream dressing
• pineapple wedges in caramel
Lesson 6:
• sausage & potato packets
• devil shrimp
• mushroom & walnut salad in sour cream dressing
• apple peel granite with apple puree
Lesson 7:
• asparagus custards
• slow-cooked tuna steaks with tomato relish
• apple skillet cake
Lesson 8:
• tomato tartare with tomato water sauce
• rigatoni & mussels with saffron
• puree of peas with mint & cilantro
• strawberry shortbread panachee
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER!
i have seen this series on pbs and loved the recipes and wanted the dvd which pbs does not offer… then i find it get it and discover that the worse thing about this isn’t pepin’s ability to let siliva gather in his mouth and slup here and there (a habit i really wish he would break), but they had the never to only put a few shows on the dvd. there are 26 shows in this particular series and to have to spend the kind of money they ask for and you do nto get the completed series is ridiculous. i say wait till it hits pbs in your area and tape the thing from tv.
5 Stars Good…But
Had assumed the complete season would be on the DVD. Was particularly interested in his lobster bisque preparation, but it was not included! Bummer. Why didn’t they do the entire season!!!
5 Stars Great- but need the whole season
I am a JP junkie, 1st qualite. The CD set is as lovely as the show, and everyone knows what a great educator JP is- so why didnt they give us the whole season?
But the 8 episodes here are representative of his by the way style- for instance, in the sausage and potato packet in Episode 8, he shows you how to make your own quick mustard. Ditto for how to peel/chop and puree garlic. How to do risotto correctly, and how to identify what has made it go wrong for you in the past. all little secrets not to be known unless you see the show. These little tidbits are ladled heavily throughout the DVD set. In other episodes that I have on vhs (that I taped myself throughout the season) he talks about using a broken china dish to sharpen knives, - unfortunately I dont think this tidbit made it to the DVD.
The sound is a bit rough- on my set, Jacques’ mic was not turned off when suddenly steam overwhelms it (producing a brushing sound on the audio). But he is so great, and the show is so helpful, with practical info I had to rate it a 5 star.
Get this DVD- you will NOT be disappointed!
5 Stars Simple Elegance
Jacques Pepin’s latest cooking DVD is simple elegance. From the the four item menu to it’s presentation, Jacques clearly explains his techniques and how to prepare the food.
This is a well prepared, produced and entertaining DVD.
5 Stars A mouth-watering delicious and easy-to-follow introduction to the simple and fun joy of healthy cooking
Adapted from the new PBS series, Fast Food My Way is a 2-disc DVD set featuring the talents of Jacques Pepin, who demonstrates 8 easy lessons for preparing simple, nutritious, and elegant cuisine, the preparation of which can easily mesh with fast-paced lifestyles. Each lesson is a full menu, for a total of 30 delicious dishes, from Zucchini & Tomato Salad, to Crab Cakes in Red Sauce, to Stuffed Scallops on Mushroom Rice, Apple Skillet Cake, and so much more. A mouth-watering delicious and easy-to-follow introduction to the simple and fun joy of healthy cooking. Approx. 4 hours, color.
Best of Filipino Food Vol 1 Cooking DVD
August 6, 2009 by Nutrition Tips · Leave a Comment
Best of Filipino Food Vol 1 Cooking DVD
The Best of Filipino Food Vol. 1 - Cooking DVD introduces the world to Filipino food at its finest. Feast your eyes and satisfy your palates while you learn how to prepare and cook a selected array of popular dishes in the Philippines. From main course to snacks & desserts, you will love to cook and eat Filipino food!
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars a cooking instructional DVD that walks viewers through the creation of some of the most popular Filipino cuisine
Best of Filipino Food, Volume 1 is a cooking instructional DVD that walks viewers through the creation of some of the most popular regional cuisine of the Philippines. From Kare-Kare to Shrimp in Coconut Milk, Pinkabet, Leche Flan, and more, Best of Filipino Food Volume 1 covers a wide array of meat and seafood dishes, as well as a few vegetable dishes, snacks, and desserts. Highly recommended for cooks of all skill and experience levels who are interested in making and sampling Philippine delicacies, and a welcome addition to public library DVD shelves. 150 minutes.
